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1 THE ENGLISH NEWS WEEKLY PODCAST 06/11/2015 DECEMBER The Emotional Robot 1 of EPISODE 273 FLASHBACK ENW 08: NIHONGO IN AUSTRALIA! T he L onges t Flig ht ENW 273 Introduction This week s English News Weekly podcast reports on an announcement from Perth, Western Australia that sees the introduction of the longest non-stop flight in the world! The new service will be introduced by Australian airline Qantas and will fly passengers from Australia to the UK via a 17 hour non-stop service. What to find out some more details? English News Weekly will try to explain all HOMEPAGE hiroshima -u.ac.jp/cms/enw.php FACEBOOK (c) Jaime Selwood TWITTER ENW Episode 219 twitter.com/enwpodcast TECHNOLOGY

2 Contents Pages Part 1 Warm Ups Odd-One-Out Page 1 Brainstorm Page 1 Famous / Infamous Aircraft Page 1 / 2 Quiz This Week Page 2 Part 2 Before Listening / Reading Jumbled Words Page 3 True or False Page 3 Vocabulary Synonyms Page 3 Part 3 Listening / Reading The News Story 383 Words Page 4 What Do You Think..? Page 4 Part 4 After Listening / Reading Q & A Page 5 A & Q Page 5 Part 5 Extra Stuff Extra English I Page 6 7 to Chinwag Page 6 Writing Activity Page 7 And Finally. Did You Know? Page 7 TV Links Page 8 The Answers Pages 8-10 A1 This symbol = Listening activity in the podcast. A1 ポッドキャストに含まれているリスニング演習

3 1 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 [ ] The Longest Flight December 16 th 2016 Warm Up 1 Odd 1 Out d Look at the four words below, which word is different from the other three? d Write your reason in the box underneath. Check your answer later. a) A Earheart b) B Coleman c) V Tereshkova d) S Langley My Reason Warm Up 2 Brainstorm d How many different words can you connect to the word in the box? d Can you think of at least 10 words? Why do you think this? Aeroplanes Warm Up 3 Famous Planes? Look at the photos below of some of famous / important aircraft. Can you match the correct photo with the aircraft s name on page 2? 1: 2: 3: 4: B 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10:

2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Famous Aircrafts Which is Which.

A Autogyro G Spitfire B Double Eagle II H Spruce Goose C Hindenburg I Southern Cross D Jack in the Box J Stealth Bomber E McCready Condor K U.A.V F NC-4 Flying boat L Wright Flyer Warm Up 4 A1 Quiz Read the questions about this week s news story.

a: October 1901 b: November 1902 c: December 1903 2: Which US state saw the first ever man-powered aviation flight?

a: Kangaroo b: Wallaby c: Koala 4: Which Australian state is the city of Perth the capital of?

4 2 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Famous Aircrafts Which is Which...? Read the list of famous / infamous aircrafts below and then match them with the correct photograph on page 1. Be careful there are TWO extra! A Autogyro G Spitfire B Double Eagle II H Spruce Goose C Hindenburg I Southern Cross D Jack in the Box J Stealth Bomber E McCready Condor K U.A.V F NC-4 Flying boat L Wright Flyer Warm Up 4 A1 Quiz Read the questions about this week s news story. Remember if you don t know use the internet to help or GUESS! 1: What month / year was the first man-powered aviation flight? a: October 1901 b: November 1902 c: December : Which US state saw the first ever man-powered aviation flight? a: California b: North Carolina c: New Mexico 3: What animal is on the tailfin of Qantas the national airline of Australia? a: Kangaroo b: Wallaby c: Koala 4: Which Australian state is the city of Perth the capital of? a: New South Wales b: Western Australia c: Northern Territory 5: What is the name of London s main international airport? a: Heathrow b: Gatwick c: Stanstead 6: With a fleet of 1,280 aircraft, which American airline is the largest in the world? a: KLM b: United c: Delta E1: Flying from Perth Australia to London England takes how many hours? a: 15 hours b: 17 hours c: 19 hours E2: Which is the oldest airline company in the world, founded in 1919? a: Air France b: British Airways c: KLM E3: Which tailfins are these airlines: 1: British Airways b: Qantas c: Etihad a: b: c: END OF PART 1

5 3 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Pre-Listening / Reading 1 Jumbled Sentences The sentence below is from a paragraph in the news story. Un-jumble the words and put them into the correct order. Think geography! Singapore Cairo and Darwin, stopovers Karachi, including; Kolkata, Tripoli With 2 17 Hours Non-Stop! Pre-Listening / Reading 2 A2 True or False Read the headline of News Story ~ 17 Hours Non-Stop Look at the 5 statements. Guess if you think 1 5 are True or False! 1 The Wallaby Route is the nickname for a journey from Australia. [T] [F] 2 The first successful man-powered airplane was the Wright Flyer. [T] [F] 3 Kitty Hawk is the name of a famous aircraft. [T] [F] 4 Boeing makes the Dreamliner series of airplanes. [T] [F] 5 Emirates is an airline company based in Dubai. [T] [F] Pre-Listening / Reading 3 Synonyms A synonym is a word with a similar meaning. Match the 10 words on the left with their synonyms on the right. All the synonyms in black are from the News Stories. 1 Successful 6 Hub A Coat-of-arms F Shuttle 2 Flight 7 Boost B Cordial G Centre 3 Non-stop 8 Brand-new C Fruitful H Moniker 4 Emblem 9 Nickname D Run by I Lift 5 Operated 10 Pleasant E Pristine J Constant END OF PART 2

6 4 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Listening / Reading Listening Abe to Visit Pearl Harbor: But No Apology Three Words Help Listen / Read the news story below and check your understanding. Then choose the correct answer from the three choices available! Hours Non-Stop! 1 On a cold clear December morning 113 years ago tomorrow (December 17 th ) the first 1: human/robot/man-powered aircraft successfully flew just outside the town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. That flight only lasted a couple of minutes, but short as it was, the flying time of the Wright Flyer changed the world. Transcontinental flights have in the last 2: decade/century/few years resulted in much, much longer air travel. A flight from Europe to Asia normally takes about 12 hours non-stop. However, in just over one year s time the longest non-stop passenger flight in the world will be introduced. Just a 3: mere/simple/abnormal 17 hours 2 Qantas, the national airline of Australia, famous for its 4: black/red/blue tailfin and white kangaroo emblem, has announced that it will introduce the longest passenger flight in the world in March A single journey from 5: Perth/Brisbane/Sydney Airport in Australia to London Heathrow in England will take 17 hours non-stop. Once the flight has been introduced it will be the longest non-stop passenger flight in the world overtaking the current record of 16 hours 15 minutes. This flight is operated by Dubai s Emirates Airlines and flies 6: cargo/people/passengers 13,800km from Dubai to Auckland, New Zealand. 3 Announcing the new record-breaking flight this week, Australia s Tourism Minister Steven Ciobo said, This will make Perth a hub for passengers from 7: Eastern/Western/Central Australia travelling to the UK and Europe. Mr Ciobo also promised that the new service would boost employment and tourism in Western Australia, the largest state in the country. Qantas has announced that the plane chosen for the new Perth-London 8: route/path/journey will be the 236 passenger Boeing Dreamliner, which brand-new costs 9: $225m/ 225m/ 225m. 4 The first Australia-UK air route was introduced in 1947 by Qantas and was nicknamed The 10: Wallaby/Kangaroo/Koala Route. Although 70 years ago that journey took four days, required nine stops with the final segment a train journey into the centre of 11: Brisbane/Sydney/London. Stop-overs included; Darwin, Singapore, Kolkata, Karachi, Cairo and Tripoli. The cost for the jourey was 585, equivalent to 130 weeks average pay. The longest non-stop flight ENW usually makes is around 12 hours from either Osaka to Paris or from Tokyo to Abu Dhabi. Of course if ENW could afford 12: Economy/Premium/Business Class then 17 hours on a plane seems quite a pleasant way to spend the time, but sadly we can t. END OF PART 3 [383 Words]

7 5 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Post-Listening / Reading 1 A3 Q & A How much can you remember from News Story? Read / Listen to the questions below and choose the correct answer. If you can t remember any answers, guess! Q1 What was the date of the first successful human-powered flight? Q2 Who is Australia s Tourism Minister? Q3 Which city is Emirates Airlines based in? Q4 How much did the 1947 Kangaroo Route ticket cost? Q5 How long does it take to fly from Dubai to Auckland? Q6 When will the new non-stop flight service begin? E1 What airliner will fly passengers from Perth to London? E2 How many cities /towns are mentioned in the news story? Post-Reading 2 A & Q How much can you remember from the news story? Read the answers below and write the correct question. There is more than one possible correct question for each one! A1 13,800 km? A2 17 Hours.? A3 $225m? A4 1947? A5 236? END OF PART 4

8 6 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 English Extra I English Expressions using the word FLY The English language has some interesting words and phrases that use the word fly. Examples: A barfly = Someone who spends too much time in pubs / bars. To fly low = Clothes zipper is undone. Can you match the phrase with the correct meaning? Fly Expressions Meanings & Examples 1 A Barfly A To support / represent your country. 2 Go fly a kite B To listen secretively to a conversation. 3 Fly beneath the radar C Someone who spends too much time in bars / pubs 4 Fly into a rage D To do something on the move. 5 Fly low E Untrustworthy / Irresponsible 6 Fly the flag F To cause a disturbance or commotion 7 Fly by night G You need to leave quickly to make an appointment 8 I ve gotta fly! H To make an unusual suggestion to get feedback. 9 Make the dust fly I To be very happy. 10 Pigs can fly J To do something without getting noticed. 11 A fly on the wall K Someone who is big and strong but not violent. 12 To fly high L To get angry very quickly. 13 On the fly M Something that can not possible be true. 14 Not hurt a fly N The zipper on some clothing is undone 7 to Chinwag This Week s ENW Podcast ENW Podcast Topic 17 Hours Non-Stop! Ask / Answer the questions below on this week s ENW Podcast Topic! 1 What did you think of this week s podcast topic when you first read it? 2 Would you be comfortable flying for 17 hours non-stop? Why / Why not? 3 If you had 17 hours to do anything you like what would you do? Why? 4 What is the longest journey you have ever made? Where did you go and why? 5 If you could choose to visit Perth or London, which city would you choose? 6 Are you scared of flying? Why? If not, what modes of transport do scare you? EX FREE QUESTION!

9 7 The English News W eekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Writing This Week The longest non-stop flight in the world will take 17 hours. If you had 17hrs in one city anywhere in the world which city would you choose? Explain what you would do for those 17hrs! Why did you choose this city? END OF PART 5 And Finally X & Z A4 Did You Know? The End

10 CNBC (USA) 8 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Visual TV Links 1: [00:56] Longest Flight in the World YouTube Channel (USA) 2: [05:18] History of the Kangaroo Route YouTube (USA) 3: [03:38] A Brief Guided Tour to Perth Podcast Key A1 These activities are audio and can be listened to on the podcast. Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Warm Up 1 Odd-1-Out D S Langley Warm Up 3 Famous / Infamous Aircraft A / B / C are famous, gifted and influential female pilots. 1 L 2 I 3 E 4 B 5 C 6 F 7 A 8 K 9 J 10 - G A1 Warm Up 4 Quiz 1 C 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 A 6 C E1 B E2 C E3 1: C / 2: A / 3: B Answers Part 1 Warm Up 1-4 Jumbled Sentences With stop-overs including; Darwin, Singapore, Kolkata, Karachi, Cairo and Tripoli. A2 True or False 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 T Synonyms 1 C 2 F 3 J 4 A 5 D 6 G 7 I 8 E 9 H 10 B

11 Answers Part 3 9 The English News Weekly Podcast Jaime Selwood 2016 Listening Hours Non-Stop! 1 On a cold clear December morning 113 years ago tomorrow (December 17 th ) the first manpowered aircraft successfully flew just outside the town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. That flight only lasted a couple of minutes, but short as it was, the flying time of the Wright Flyer changed the world. Transcontinental flights have in the last century resulted in much, much longer air travel. A flight from Europe to Asia normally takes about 12 hours non-stop. However, in just over one year s time the longest non-stop passenger flight in the world will be introduced. Just a mere 17 hours 2 Qantas, the national airline of Australia, famous for its red tailfin and white kangaroo emblem, has announced that it will introduce the longest passenger flight in the world in March A single journey from Perth Airport in Australia to London Heathrow in England will take 17 hours non-stop. Once the flight has been introduced it will be the longest non-stop passenger flight in the world overtaking the current record of 16 hours 15 minutes. This flight is operated by Dubai s Emirates Airlines and flies passengers 13,800km from Dubai to Auckland, New Zealand. 3 Announcing the new record-breaking flight this week, Australia s Tourism Minister Steven Ciobo said, This will make Perth a hub for passengers from Western Australia travelling to the UK and Europe. Mr Ciobo also promised that the new service would boost employment and tourism in Western Australia, the largest state in the country. Qantas has announced that the plane chosen for the new Perth-London route will be the 236 passenger Boeing Dreamliner, which brand new costs $225m 4 The first Australia-UK air route was introduced in 1947 by Qantas and was nicknamed The Kangaro Route. Although 70 years ago that journey took four days, required nine stops with the final segment a train journey into the centre of London. Stop-overs included; Darwin, Singapore, Kolkata, Karachi, Cairo and Tripoli. The cost for the jourey was 585, equivalent to 130 weeks average pay. The longest non-stop flight ENW usually makes is around 12 hours from either Osaka to Paris or from Tokyo to Abu Dhabi. Of course if ENW could afford Business Class then 17 hours on a plane seems quite a pleasant way to spend the time, but sadly we can t. Answers Part 4 A3 Q & A 1 December 17 th hours 15 minutes 2 Steven Ciobo 6 March Dubai E1 Dreamliner Pounds E2 Fifteen A & Q Example Questions [383 Words] Post-Listening / Reading A1 How many kilometers from Dubai to Auckland? A2 How long will the new non-stop service take? A3 How much does the Dreamliner cost? A4 What year did the Kangaroo Route start? A5 How many passengers can be accommodated in the Dreamliner plane?

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